Photos app main view mode rendering photos too bright / thumbnails correct


Hi all


Noticing strange behaviour in Mac Photos main viewer/editing mode. Many recent photos are rendering with blown-out highlights. These are just regular iPhone photos. When I open via Raw Power or export the photos they show-up normal. Also, when I move the Photos window to my external display they also show-up normal. When I flick through different photos and videos I can sometimes see the change happening in front of my eyes - at first normal then changes to blown. Unaffected on my iPhone Photos app.


See attached screenshot.


Am running p u b l i c b e t a so perhaps this is an issue there to be reported if above is unexpected behaviour to people here.


Ross


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Mar 28, 2024 9:54 AM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2024 6:34 AM

Seems to be related to the Apple XDR Display (P3-1600 nits) colour profile preset (P3-500 has the same issue). When I switch to Photography (P3-D65) the behaviour in Photos corrects itself and is line with how the image is rendered in Finder, Preview, RAW Power, external display, etc. My overall calibration via my Calibrite colour meter seems otherwise unaffected when switching between the two profiles. But not an expert on these things so a bit baffled by it all. A workaround at least for now.

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Mar 29, 2024 6:34 AM in response to Rossulik

Seems to be related to the Apple XDR Display (P3-1600 nits) colour profile preset (P3-500 has the same issue). When I switch to Photography (P3-D65) the behaviour in Photos corrects itself and is line with how the image is rendered in Finder, Preview, RAW Power, external display, etc. My overall calibration via my Calibrite colour meter seems otherwise unaffected when switching between the two profiles. But not an expert on these things so a bit baffled by it all. A workaround at least for now.

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